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USGS usp000b6ne

21 Jun 2002, 15:21

205 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 318.6 km depth.

Depth318.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 205 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna?

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-15.110000, -175.863000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b6ne
Coordinates
-15.11, -175.863
Network
us
Significance
500